The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-17
BRIGHT BITS.

THE interstate commerce law hasn't affected
the undertaken. He carries as many deadheadS
as Philadelphia Call.
You can get more wind out of 10c. fan than
you can from a $500 one. It's the same way
with l0c. manufacturers Statesman.
WOMEN are not backsliders as men are, says
a writer. No, but they would be if it wasn't
foEtheir bustles.-BinghaDeto Republican.
The society writer's are all busily engaged in
describing new fads." fad" is usually
nothing more than faddle.-CincinnGt Com
DterciGL Gazette.
NEW STYLE of hose has been imported in
which there is receptacle for each toe The
agricultural papers note this as q new corn cul-
tivator.-Bufdto Express.
EDWARD PAYsoN WESTON, the once famous pc
destrian, is now said to be a reporter on a New
York daily. It is supposed he writes the foot
notes-Norristo,cn Herald.
CouNTRYMAN-G Guess I'll try some of these here
vegetable oysters
Water-Yes, sir
CONFERENCE.-THE, say, waiter, bring EN- in
on the half shell.-TId-Bits.
CHARLIE-There, now EN- Mr. Blunt's hat
amt a bit bigger than pas.
Emma-Wel, Charlie, what of it?
Charlie-You said last night that Mr.. Blunt
had the thickest head you ever saw.-Boston
Beacon.
AFTER writing sentences one day the scholars
exchanged work for correction A small boy
marked an error, and then at the foot of the
paper made the following explanatory note:
He didn't begin MASSACHUSETTS, with cater
piller '-Harper's Bdzdr.
VIsIToR-WhGt magnificent copy Of La
Fontaine!
Bibliophile- Gorgeous binding, isn't it? Done
over in Paris by some fellow other. | don't
know his name, but he is way up in his prices.
Do you remember, by the way, who was La
FOntaine? My wife was asking me this morn
ing.-TOtcn Topics.
my DEAR said her lover, II am fired with an
ambition to win your hand. May consult your
father?'
Yes she softly murmured
An hour later he was again fired, but it was
not with an ambition TO win her hand this time.
There was more foot than hand about it.
Drake'S Magazine
SAID Miss Spinster mo longer Youthful, when
she heard that her friend Miss Marriwe was
going to wed: well, let those marry who wish
Dut for my part never. yet saw a man could
care enough for 10 be his wife" THAT is to
say, aunt" remarked Kate, very demurely,
you never yet saw gentleman after your own
heart. boston Transcript
FIRST PoLITIcIAN- There's something about
this school board election don't like.
Second POlitcian-W hat s that:
First Politican-Why, | mean in relation to
women voting. You see, l thoughtlessly bet a
hat with my wife on her candidate, and she won
I've just discovered that the hat she picked out
costs $50. I'll be more careful with my next hat
bet.-Onldha World
THEY were having heraldic discussion in the
Faubourg ST. German Said marchioness
la mode, whose title is of this century, to an
elderly marquis, whose title was given to the
family when the megatherium and the masto-
don innocently played together on the plains of
France:
Il see, dear marquis, that our coat-of- arms
are almost the same; we have each barrels in
them
Yes, madame, but mine contains barrels of
gunpowder, while yours contains barrels Of
powder for your charming face. '-Tolon Topics